mà zha yě shì ròu
lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)
fig. it's better than nothing
蚂
mà
used in 螞蚱|蚂蚱[ma4 zha5]
蚱
zha
grasshopper
也
yě
also; too; as well; (not ...) either
是
shì
to be (followed by substantives only)
肉
ròu
meat
